Sqa Engineer

**Location**:
Cartago, Costa Rica, CR

**Job Family**: Quality Assurance

**Country/Region**: Costa Rica

We are looking for A Supplier Quality Engineer who supports supplier-related quality activities and ensures quality control of raw material supply to the production. The Supplier Quality Engineer is responsible for making sure that the raw material suppliers conform to the specification/certificates, ensuring incoming control of raw materials, and documenting the necessary requirements in the process.

You will report to the Head of Quality Coloplast Costa Rica Volume Manufacturing Site, Cartago.

Tasks & responsibilities

Implement and improve the control activities for direct and indirect purchased raw materials for Cartago site
Coordinate and working together with incoming quality assistant
Manage the complaint handling processes with suppliers
Control the documentation of the raw materials approving and checking
Continuous communication with the production, supply chain and the suppliers
In case of defects ensure that the activities are in compliance with procedures and instructions.
Participation in root cause analysis in regards raw materials
Maintain and continuously improve the implemented quality system.
Ensure registration and analysis of incoming statistical data based on requirements.
Ensure sufficient quality documentation in case of supplied raw materials.
In case of statistical trend or failure in goods, ensure to put in place the right failure analysis and corrective/preventive action
Follow up the actions from suppliers and participate in the improvement/corrective programs
lead by SQM
Participate and represent the Incoming process activities in both internal and external audit.
Conduct external audits at supplier (including follow up on audit reports and actions).
Participate in new material introduction and purchasing projects, provide inputs for improvement of specifications and ensure that the site-specific quality requirements are implemented in the supplier’s contract.
Support Head of Quality in data gathering for Quality Management Reviews.
Provide sparring and support to Global Operations incl. Global Quality
Performing their job in compliance with the guidelines given
Drawing attention to the manager to any difficulties in understanding or following the guidelines
Drawing attention to inefficiency of the system
Take responsibility for those safety aspects identified for the given position

**Qualifications**:
Relevant technical academic background with bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or minimum 3 years of experience within medical device manufacturing
Microsoft office package, E1, TrackWise, Meridian, Cognos, SharePoint
English (minimum B1 level) reading, writing, and speaking in a conversational level

Why Coloplast?

Coloplast develops products and services that make life easier for people with personal and private medical conditions. Working closely with the people who use our products, we create solutions that are sensitive to their special needs. We call this Intimate Healthcare.

**We are guided by three values**:
**Closeness**: we work closely with our customers to find solutions that meet their specific needs.

**Passion**: we work passionately to create new and innovative products that improve the quality of life for our customers.

**Respect and responsibility**: we have deep respect for the private nature of the condition our customers face. Therefore, it’s our responsibility to find not only medical solutions, but also ways to minimize the trauma and taboo associated with these conditions.

Our business includes Ostomy Care, Continence Care, Urology Care, and Wound and Skin Care.

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Pursuing an ambitious growth agenda, Coloplast develops and markets products and services that make life easier for people with intimate healthcare needs. Employing about 14.000 people and with products available in more than 143 countries, we are one of the world´s leading medical device companies. We are constantly growing our business and always looking for new ways to move forward - we explore, learn and look for new ways of doing things.

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